I hate this website because I heard “Thinking Out Loud” by Edward Sheeran and all I could think about was that one fucking video you know the one
Hey bud the hint only made me more confused
I’m so honored I get to share this with you
Out of all the advice Logan Paul could take
Oh god what did he do THIS time
Does logan paul just fuck up every january? Like making suicide jokes last year wasn’t enough he’s gotta “go gay for the month of march” also???????
well even if he does, good fucking luck babe because aint nobody in this community wanting to go near your crustass
Are we not going to talk about how one-time-i-dreamt posted this? Because it’s killing me
WHAT IS THIS GAME
Sorry but there is no way I could have voice acted this and not lost my shit
The struggle of writing an OC Female character in fanfiction
I had a mentally hard week as I struggled to write a new chapter of my fanfiction. It was something that I’m sure a lot of writers deal with. It’s the feeling that your work isn’t good enough.
This is pretty normal, especially with pretty much every artist I know. They’ve all felt it at some point or another. I go through this just about every time I sit to write and have to make myself put words on the page.
This feeling hit me on Monday when I watch an artist and fanfic writer I admire exchange work. It’s what set off my mind and I started crying at my desk. It’s because I feel this way a lot when I see artists making artwork for fanfics. The writer created something so great that an artist immortalized it in artwork.
It’s validation. That’s what I wanted. I just wanted to know that my work meant something. It’s silly, but it’s always been a dream of mine to have my work have fanart. I wrote the first draft of my first novel, and I admit I’ve dreamed what the fanart would look like. We all have dreams, you know? Mine is silly, but I love so many artists. I always wondered what they would make my characters look like.
But as I started my first rewrite for my novel, I hit a huge wall. I burned out, got stuck on the problems I needed to correct, and just had no idea where to go.
So, I turned to fanfiction. I am currently writing my first fic in over five years and several little ficlets. I love writing. It gives my mind an outlet, and fanfiction allowed me to practice writing even though I was stuck on my novel.
But I keep coming back to that feeling of when I see artists making artwork. And I keep coming back to maybe there’s a reason my work isn’t good enough for that.
My story is a romance, as many fanfics are. But the main romance is a canon character (Thrawn from Star Wars) paired with an original female character (OC Female). See, there’s a bit of a stigma about OC Females mostly around the Mary Sue trope. They tend to have a negative response at times. I totally admit to skipping fanfics with OC Females in the past (so pot calling kettle black).
I love my OC Female, but she’s really causing me a lot of
distress. I often wonder if writing an OC Female was my own downfall. I often
tell people when I present my fanfic that it’s a “niche genre” because of her. I say, “It’s really long and you might not like it because it’s an OC.” I really should stop saying that, but I always feel like I should preface it.
It makes me scared that since my OC Female fic isn’t great, then what if my novel is bad too? It’s really silly, and I know it is. They’re two different things. My novel is a different story, genre, and characters not based on previous work. But it’s that toxic thought that bores into my mind.
Really, I just want my fic to be loved. We all want our work to be well received. In less than a year, I’m starting to come to the end of the first arc and it’s almost 400 pages. I should be proud of it, but I find it harder and harder to love it.
So, I thought I should write up a list of things to help coach me through this.
1. Don’t overlook the people who already support it. I have a handful of people who comment on every chapter. They, honestly, give me life. When sitting down to write a new chapter, I started telling myself, “They will be there. Don’t worry. You always have them.” They really are the ones who keep me going.
2. Write it for me first and foremost. I wanted to write this fanfic for myself. I wanted to create new worlds, new creatures, and write this for me. I had to get the ideas out of me. I have to do it for myself. I always joke with my beta reader that as long as I love it, at least someone does.
3. Have a good beta reader. Honestly, she’s the best. She’s both my biggest cheerleader and my toughest critic. Have a beta you trust. I know she would never tell me anything to hurt me. So any criticism is specifically to help. It just hit me hard this week because she was out of the country.
4. Which leads to don’t be afraid to talk to other people about these thoughts and feelings. I reached out to two of my friends this week. I told them how I was feeling. Sometimes, you just need to get stuff off your chest. One sat and listened, shared with me her own similar troubles, and it was nice to know someone else felt the same way. The other helped me rationalize my thoughts while also validating my feelings. It’s okay to reach out about your work and how you feel about it.
The other good advice I got was don’t compare yourself to others. Only compare yourself to your past work so you can see where you’ve been and where you’re going now.
5. Support other writers and artists. I see posts all the time about how the later it gets in a fic, comments drop off. I try to comment on every single chapter. I know how it’s important to me. So, I try to encourage them even if its 40 chapters in.
Also, reblog artists work. Likes are great, but reblogs are love. It helps their work get seen.
6. Just keep writing. I find when I’m stuck on these feelings, I just keep writing. It helps me through it. But…
7. Take breaks. Listen to music. Go for a walk. Watch something funny on Youtube. Sometimes, you just need to walk away for a couple days.
I know I’ll feel like this again. Every time I write my OC Female, I wonder if it’s worth it. I wonder if it’s going to be okay. I know that canon ships or ships with canon characters will always have more hits and kudos than my OC story.
But I am trying to learn that’s okay. I have people who read it. I have people who comment. I have people who reblog my posts with the story. It’s not the highest number, but it’s still good. It’s good, and I tell myself it’s good.
I just had to get that off my chest.
Stay lovely, my dudes.
wheres the fic where Clark Kent gets caught kissing Batman, and then gets hounded by the media every waking moment because “average civilian is dating Batman!!” and Clarks mourning the loss of his anonymity, meanwhile Bruce thinks its fucking hilarious, enjoy dealing w the press in both of your alter egos now, pretty boy, so Clark waits several months for the whole thing to die down before showing up as Superman to some party Bruce is attending and flying up to Bruce and going “paybacks a bitch” and just full on makes out with him in front of like a million reporters
Now here’s a Batman Vs Superman I’d pay to see.
Many people continue to think avoiding meat as infrequently as once a week will make a significant difference to the climate. But according to one recent study, even if Americans eliminated all animal protein from their diets, they would reduce US greenhouse gas emissions by only 2.6%.
According to our research at the University of California, Davis, if the practice of Meatless Monday were to be adopted by all Americans, we’d see a reduction of only 0.5%.
Shit its almost like the real problem is corporate greed causing mass pollution on an unimaginable scale.
Every vegan on this site who fought me on this and linked me to that UN study owes me reparations for lost time and intellectual devestation
My stomach hurts and I can barely breathe, because I haven’t laughed this hard in a very, very long time. I only learned about this prank less than fifteen minutes ago, but I’m already dead from how ridiculous it is.
Context: Paul Rudd has a history of going on Conan O’Brien’s shows (first Late Night, then Conan) and, when asked to show a clip from his newest movie, shows this snippet of a 1988 movie called Mac and Me (an ET ripoff) that people refer to as “the runaway wheelchair scene.” And Conan falls for it… every time. The exasperation through the years just kills me. Every time Conan thinks that he’s maybe caught a break, it happens again.
He thought that Paul Rudd might have laid off the joke for Ant-Man, in hopes of not pissing off Marvel.
Look at that face. Look at that expression. Look at how resigned and dead he is. This was his chance to get Paul Rudd to actually show a proper clip. Who would piss off Marvel? Who would waste a chance to promo their new movie for a prank they’d already been doing for fifteen years?
Paul Rudd, apparently.
zoro apparently only gets 3 hours of sleep i guess this is why he has sleepy bitch disease
good news everybody
In this store, you go in, shop, and then walk out carrying the item’s you want to buy, and their facial recognition software figures out who you are and charges whatever items you are taking to your account. It’s incredible and creepy.
*Walks into the store with anti-facial recognition haircut/makeup and leaves like a bandit*
the cyberpunk dystopia is upon us and it fuckin sucks
Kids break into radio station, swear at listeners
A group of children broke into a radio station in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region and put themselves live on air for an impromptu late-night show full of swearing.
The first police knew of it was a phone call from a listener, concerned at swear words being broadcast.
Station manager Angie Stahl says she had previously given the children lessons in community radio, and they worked out how to make the studio go live.
“But unfortunately their show mainly involved swearing, which was a bit punk, a bit avant-garde, but also breaches the broadcasting laws, and our codes of practice.
“So the cops got a call from an outlaying station ringing up to say, ‘I think you’ve got some kids on the radio, they’re busy swearing, you’d better go bust them’.”
Ms Stahl said the children appear to have entered through a window in her house, which adjoins the studios.
While in the house they ate some chicken nuggets and dyed their hair.
Not long after going on-air with their expletive-ridden jokes, police officers arrived to put a stop to the radio broadcast.
Ms Stahl said the children may have a future in broadcasting.
“They’d come in a couple of times before to do a couple of shows and programs, so I’d taught them the basics,” she said.
“So it’s good to see the knowledge was used correctly.”
“While in the house they ate some chicken nuggets and dyed their hair”
“A bit punk”
Amazing.
Hey instead of a Harry Potter world there should be a lord of the rings world where it’s super immersive and you’re given a sword when you enter the world and giant spiders chase you and the elf actors eat dirt and offer you some
can we befriend and/or flirt with the giant spiders asking for a friend
It’s you’re adventure you can do whatever you want but watch out!
HI, THIS EXISTS, IT’S CALLED EVERMORE PARK, IT’S IN PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH
it’s more of a DND park but it’s fantasy and characters give you quests and when you finish quests they give you a tarot card with the characters on it
The town functions as a real-time story with a plot and everybody has backstory and movie-quality makeup and shit
